What verbs should I use? New!

If you will convince the reader that you are going to do something say it! The verbs you choose in the objectives, project plan and elsewhere in the text must show energy, initiative and action. You should find out, not look at, and you should do, not hope, wish or want.

Say that you will:
Do, Prove, Perform, Test, Explore, Develop, Create, Demonstrate. Show, Improve xyz, Assess xyz, Study the presence of, Uncover, Validate, Evaluate, Characterize, Establish, Generate, Integrate, Make

Avoid expressing yourself like this in objectives and work plans:

Our overall aim is to fill current knowledge gaps
Investigate(s) if it is possible to
Is likely to lead to
May have potential to reduce negative impact
Will lead to a meaningful increase in knowledge
Explore associations between
Aiming to utilise
Promises to gain
The intention is that
Will address the question of
In order to accomplish this we need to
May be dependent on
May form the basis
We foresee that x will be important to investigate
Will increase …and hopefully improve
To compare and contrast the four
An observational study of medical and health economic effects.
It appears that x will be of major significance.
This project will approach the ...

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